Oct 12
Love the Process.
Believe in yourself. You are enough. Everything happens for a reason. Trust yourself. Do your best. Love the process. Be grateful for every opportunity you have. You will end up where you’re supposed to end up.
These are the kinds of things I have to tell myself as senior year trudges on. There is just so much to do and so many places to apply that are just so competitive. I feel like almost all I talk about with my parents is college and that everything I’m doing is working towards getting those acceptance letters. And as the college visiting and application process begins (I just visited the wonderful Ithaca and Syracuse with my very generous parents) and the audition process follows in January, it doesn’t seem like this is going to change much. But as I lie in bed recognizing how overwhelmed I’m letting myself be… I think to myself: what good is it to be overwhelmed? I can do this. And I know that I can. I just need to put 100% into everything I’m trying to do and trust that I am enough. I will enjoy this year and work hard enough so that no matter what the end result is, I will be able to look back and know that I did my best - that the year was a success. Also if I keep those earlier mantras in my mind, I have no doubt that I will be happy with my end result. Of course stress will come and go as the year moves along, but it will be okay because I can handle it. I can’t wait for this process to really get going. I can’t wait to know where I will be in fall! I CAN’T WAIT FOR COLLEGE! But I won’t take this year for granted. I mean why would they write so many teenage dramas about senior year, if it wasn’t something so epic? I’ve been looking forward to being a senior for as long as I can remember. And, the day has finally come. This year is going to be awesome.
Let’s do this thing.
